No. 6 Texas Tech (9-1) looks to avoid a letdown Saturday as the Red Raiders host UCF (4-5) after seizing control of the Big 12 race.

Ohio State ranked above No. 2 Indiana (No. 2 in CFP) and No. 3 Texas A&M (No. 3 in CFP). If the first CFP rankings held, the Buckeyes would bypass the first round of the CFP and play the winner of the No. 8 and 9 seeds, held by Texas Tech and Oregon. The CFP selection committee's next rankings release at 7 p.m. Nov. 11.

The UConn Huskies are turning heads this season, with multiple players and team categories appearing among the NCAA's statistical elite.

The Michigan Wolverines (7-2) come in at No. 17 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and are 5-1 in the Big Ten Conference as they take on the Northwestern Wildcats (5-4), who can become bowl-eligible on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Northwood’s football team is ranked ninth this week in the NCAA Super Regional Three rankings. The top eight teams in each of four Super Regions at regular season’s end will earn a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs,